Geneva, Illinois flying object sighting
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A U.S. Treasury Department employee reported observing a silvery-white, trapezoid-shaped object traveling westward at approximately airplane speed near Geneva, Illinois on April 1, 1950. The object disappeared behind a cloud.
“Saturday, April 1, 1950 at about 6 P.M. I was driving north on Route 47 - west of Geneva, Illinois and a little north of St. Charles, Illinois. Just ahead, thru the windshield I saw a silvery white object in the sky. It was traveling west at about the speed of an air plane. It was shaped like this [drawing of a trapezoid].”
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Case details
- Date
- 1950-04-01
- Precision
- day
- Location
- Route 47, west of Geneva, Illinois, north of St. Charles
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Illinois
- Branch
- FBI
- Sensors
- eyewitness
- Shape
- trapezoid-shaped
Resolution
Object disappeared behind white cloud before observer could determine final disposition.
Source document
Agency: FBI
File: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_5
Case ID: 1950-FBI-4ACC
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